March 21, 2012 -- League
of Social Democrats (LSD) chairperson, "Long Hair" Leung Kwok-hung, faces
possible expulsion from Hong Kong's Legislative Council (Legco) after being
sentenced to two months in jail on a spurious conviction for criminal
damage and disorderly conduct. Four other protesters – Wong Yeung-tat,
Tang Kin-wa, Yung Wai-tong and Chan Sin-ying – received three-week jail
sentences.

The case concerned protests in September 2011 at a
government organised consultation over proposals to abolish by-elections
for vacant Legco seats – yet another measure to stymie anti-government
protests. More than 200,000 people protested against this undemocratic
government proposals on July 1, 2011. The "consultation exercise"
was mere window dressing by government, to assuage negative public
opinion, while it pushed ahead with a modified version of its original
plan.